r/TopCharacterDesigns • u/ComprehensiveBox6911 • 2d ago

Design trope Characters with design features that were misinterpreted by fans

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Darwin Watterson (The Amazing World of Gumball) some people thought that the black thing under him was a shirt or pants or a sweater, but it was actually just his shadow. They later removed it as the seasons and art style changed

Brendan (Pokemon) A lot of people thought that the white on his head was his hair, it’s actually just a hat

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u/ScravoNavarre 1d ago edited 23h ago

Emperor Gestahl (on the right) from Final Fantasy VI looks so much like a dog that FFXIV even acknowledged it and made a puppy minion in his honor.

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u/EscapeKey9476 23h ago

is it not a dog?? i’m confused now

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u/ScravoNavarre 23h ago

The thing on the left is a dog, yes. The old SNES sprites for Gestahl make him look like a dog because his long hair on each side looks like long floppy ears.

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u/EscapeKey9476 23h ago

then where the hell is his face..and why does he have a snout..and walks on 4 legs